Journal article
Understanding the Relationship Between Christian Orthodoxy and Environmentalism: The Mediating Role of Perceived Environmental Consequences
Environment and behavior, Vol.41(6), pp.806-820
11/2009
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/114625
Abstract
The present study evaluated the hypothesis that people who strongly adhere to Christian orthodoxy may be less proenvironmental to the extent that they are less aware of the biospheric consequences of environmental problems (biospheric AC) but that they may be more proenvironmental than others to the extent that they are more aware of the egoistic and social-altruistic consequences of environmental problems (egoistic AC and social-altruistic AC, respectively). College students ( N = 192) completed measures of awareness of negative consequences (AC), Christian orthodoxy, and environmental behavior. Results showed that Christian orthodoxy negatively related to all measures of environmental behavior. Additionally, biospheric AC was a complete mediator in Christian orthodoxy’s relationships with environmental intentions and willingness to pay for environmental protection and was a partial mediator in Christian orthodoxy’s relationship with proenvironmental political behavior. Neither egoistic AC nor social-altruistic AC correlated with Christian orthodoxy, so their mediating properties were not assessed. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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- Title
- Understanding the Relationship Between Christian Orthodoxy and Environmentalism
- Creators
- Heather Barnes Truelove - Washington State UniversityJeff Joireman - Washington State University
- Publication Details
- Environment and behavior, Vol.41(6), pp.806-820
- Academic Unit
- Marketing and International Business, Department of
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- Identifiers
- 99900547886201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article